Chicago Tribune — Van Halen announced its first tour in four years Thursday, including a Feb. 24 date at the United Center. more info

Detroit Free Press — The veteran hard rock band, including original singer David Lee Roth, revealed the itinerary in connection with a Thursday night show at Café Wha? in New York City, the culmination of several months of music-industry buzz about a possible tour and n... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Here they come - full blast and top down. more info

USA Today Music — The hard rock band previews its upcoming tour (and album) with a club date in Greenwich Village in New York. more info

Impose Magazine — We awoke to 2012 late in the morning after attempting to manually forget about the bulk of 2011 within an evening's time. Upon awakening we heard faint Black Keys and Nickelback beefs, Katy Perry and Russell Brand divorce buzz back to back with t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yellow Ostrich @ Northside 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in NYC * Dayna Kurtz @ Barbes * Daniel Kitson @ St Ann's * Van Halen @ Cafe Wha? * Questlove @ Brooklyn Bowl * Rachelle Garniez @ Barbes *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As you may have read at the NY Times and elsewhere:Van Halen has invited music writers and critics to an intimate concert at Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village on Thursday night as a prelude to a tour with the... more info

DrownedInSound — The fact that it’s possible to compare the same Trailer Trash Tracys song to both Animal Collective and Van Halen says a lot about the amount of ground the band cover on Ester, in spite of the sonic limits they’ve set. Read the full story o... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — The final year of existence is upon us...and here's what we have to look forward to. They always did say Van Halen would reunite when hell froze over.  I guess they were right. Here are the 11 Most Anticipate Albums of Winter 2012: Van Halen - ... more info

Pop Candy — Fans of Van Halen and Aerosmith, look away: I still say Guided by Voices is one of the best American rock 'n' roll bands of all time. more info